Personal Growth & Reinvention for Women | say YES to yourself!

Wendy Harrop

If you're ready to stop living by everyone else's expectations and start creating a life that feels authentic, intentional, and fully your own, you're in the right place. Say YES to Yourself! is a personal growth podcast for women navigating life's transitions and asking, "What's next for me?" Through honest conversations and inspiring stories, host Wendy Harrop interviews women who have reinvented themselves, trusted their intuition, overcome life's challenges, and created meaningful change—one courageous yes at a time. Every Wednesday and Friday, Wendy sits down with authors, entrepreneurs, coaches, creatives, and everyday women to share honest conversations about personal growth, life transitions, and what's possible when you choose yourself. Whether you're navigating a career change, an empty nest, divorce, burnout, caregiving, entrepreneurship, or simply feeling like you've lost yourself, this podcast will remind you that your next chapter is still waiting to be written. You'll find conversations about:  Personal growth and self-discovery  Reinvention and life's transitions  Building confidence and trusting yourself  Purpose, fulfillment, and intentional living  Career changes and entrepreneurship  Relationships, boundaries, and people-pleasing  Divorce, grief, healing, and resilience  Creativity, courage, and living boldly  Women's empowerment and authentic leadership  This podcast explores questions like: • How do I reinvent myself when life no longer fits? • How do I stop people-pleasing and start trusting myself? • How do I rebuild after divorce, grief, or a major life transition? • How do I find purpose in my next chapter? • How do I create a life that feels aligned instead of expected? • How do I build confidence after years of putting everyone else first? • Is it too late to change careers, start a business, or follow a dream? • How do I reconnect with the woman I've become? If you're looking for encouragement, practical wisdom, and real stories from women who have chosen themselves—and found something even better on the other side—welcome. Your best chapter doesn't happen by accident. It begins the moment you say YES to yourself.

  1. 4d ago

    The 72-Hour Practice to Manifest a New Life | Riana Malia

    Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! Cognac Jewellery School Foundation Week: Dates in May, July, August and September 2027 phineaswrighthouse.com/the-shop/p/cognac-jewellery-school-summer-foundations-2027 Cognac Jewellery School Intermediate Week: May, July, and September 2027 phineaswrighthouse.com/the-shop/p/cognac-jewellery-school-intermediate-2027 Riana Malia works as what she calls an identity architect for high-achieving women, helping them clear the old subconscious patterns running the show long before anyone notices, so they can actually build the life they're reaching for instead of quietly recreating the one they already have. She and Wendy walk through the exact tool she hands her private clients to do it: two lists, a rubber band, and 72 hours.  They explore: Why old patterns keep sabotaging results years after the moment that created them, and how that "residue" gets stored in the body at a cellular level, not just the mindThe real-time example from Riana's own life (a business relationship blowing up the morning of this interview) and the difference between treating it as something happening to her versus something happening for herHow the 72-hour rubber band practice works step by step, and why three days is enough to start building a new neural pathway instead of reinforcing the old oneRiana's work isn't about excavating the old story to explain why someone feels stuck. It's about clearing the pattern out of the body first, then giving the mind something new and specific to build toward in love, in money, in work, in whatever's next. Connect with Riana: Instagram: instagram.com/rianamalia RianaMalia.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rianamalia The Extraordinary Love Index: taketheeli.com ________________________________________________________________________________________ Connect with Wendy: Linkedin Instagram: @wendy.harrop Facebook: Phineas Wright House Website: Phineas Wright House PWH Farm Stays PWH Curated Experience and Travel Interested in being a guest on the show? Send your pitch to podcast@phineaswrighthouse.com Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat! If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a  5-star review. It helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.

  2. 6d ago

    How to Date From Abundance, Not Scarcity | Kathryn Morea

    Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! Kathryn Morea spent 29 years married before a divorce in her early 50s left her rebuilding an identity she hadn't touched in decades. She'd only ever known herself as half of a marriage, so figuring out who she was on her own, in her 50s, meant starting from a blank page most people don't expect to face at that age. Now in her 60s, she coaches midlife women through what she calls the glow-up: reclaiming body confidence, dating, and desirability instead of assuming that season of life is over.  They explore: Why she believes so many women unknowingly operate from scarcity around dating and love, and what changed when she started seeing real abundance insteadThe specific mindset shift that made her stop apologizing for her body on dates, and why she thinks the apology itself sends the wrong messageWhat it took to separate her worth from a story she'd been telling herself for years about what was still available to her at this ageKathryn's story isn't about pretending midlife is easy. It's about refusing to accept the version of it she'd been handed by default. She spent years rebuilding from the ground up, and what she's built instead isn't a consolation prize for what she lost. It's a life she actively likes better. Connect with Kathryn: Instagram: instagram.com/kathrynunleashed Book your free call with Katheryn: calendly.com/kathryn-morea/one-on-one-call ________________________________________________________________________________________ Connect with Wendy: Linkedin Instagram: @wendy.harrop Facebook: Phineas Wright House Website: Phineas Wright House PWH Farm Stays PWH Curated Experience and Travel Interested in being a guest on the show? Send your pitch to podcast@phineaswrighthouse.com Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat! If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a  5-star review. It helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.

  3. Aug 7

    What Nobody's Telling Gen Z About Work | Giselle Sandy-Phillips

    Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! This conversation opens on calling, guidance, and what it looks like to trust a path before you can see where it leads, and that path is exactly how Giselle Sandy-Phillips ended up writing a career guide for Gen Z. (Book talk starts around 24:00, if you want to jump ahead.) She built it as a family project: her own kids gave feedback on every chapter, and her daughter's photo is on the cover.  In this conversation, Wendy and Giselle explore: The gap she kept seeing between how young employees actually think and communicate, vs. the myth that they are lazy, entitled, and unpreparedHow financial literacy, mental health, and career planning all ended up in the same bookHow the project shifted the moment she stopped keeping it private and let her own kids shape what made it into the final bookGiselle's book started as one woman noticing a hole on the shelf and deciding to fill it. What's followed — award recognition, international book fairs, a growing list of press — has as much to do with the people she brought along for the process as it does with her own drive to see it through. Connect with Giselle: Get her book, Thriving in the Modern Workplace: A Gen Z Guide to Success: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1969319089?tag=syty-20 Instagram: instagram.com/hrmeetsgenz LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/gisellesandyphillips/ Facebook: facebook.com/p/Giselle-Sandy-Phillips-61578241349749 ________________________________________________________________________________________ Connect with Wendy: Linkedin Instagram: @wendy.harrop Facebook: Phineas Wright House Website: Phineas Wright House PWH Farm Stays PWH Curated Experience and Travel Interested in being a guest on the show? Send your pitch to podcast@phineaswrighthouse.com Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat! If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a  5-star review. It helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.

  4. Aug 5

    The Flower Shop That Wasn't Planned | Adrienne Ryser

    Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! Adrienne Ryser moved to Paris for love with two suitcases, a cat, no visa, and no French, and ended up buying the oldest flower shop in the city. Now she's opened a second location in Oslo and just published her first book, Fleurs.  In this conversation, Wendy and Adrienne explore: What it took to earn a spot at a shop the original owners hadn't let an employee touch in a decade, and why they still drive by to check on her years laterAdjusting to a culture that discourages standing out, after building an entire business on doing exactly thatThe moment she realized chasing "calm and settled" wasn't actually the goal — building a life with room for both chaos and quiet wasWhat stands out about Adrienne's story isn't the shop, or the book, or even Paris itself. It's how many times she's said yes to a life she never planned for, then built something remarkable inside it anyway. Connect with Adrienne: Get her book, Fleurs: Bouquets, Arrangements, and French Floral Inspirations: amazon.com/dp/1454958022?tag=syty-20 Instagram: @AdrienneRyser instagram.com/adrienneryser L’Arrosoir Oslo: instagram.com/larrosoiroslo L’Arrosoir Paris: instagram.com/larrosoirparis Referenced in this Episode: Meghan Trainor - Me Too: youtu.be/qDRORgoZxZU?si=Aa9673EyzQVsmpNB The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level by Gay Hendricks: amazon.com/Big-Leap-Conquer-Hidden-Level/dp/0061735361?tag=syty-20 ________________________________________________________________________________________ Connect with Wendy: Linkedin Instagram: @wendy.harrop Facebook: Phineas Wright House Website: Phineas Wright House PWH Farm Stays PWH Curated Experience and Travel Interested in being a guest on the show? Send your pitch to podcast@phineaswrighthouse.com Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat! If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a  5-star review. It helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.

  5. Jul 31

    Leaving the Church & Finding Your Own Voice | Joni Woods

    Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! Joni Woods spent nearly 20 years as a youth and young adult pastor before leaving both her marriage and the church that shaped her. Now an author and corporate consultant, she joins Wendy to talk about what it actually takes to trust yourself when the people around you don't agree with your choices.  They explore: Why "anchoring down" on your own reasons matters more than winning an argument, especially when family, faith leaders, or an ex-spouse are working hard to change your mindThe difference between grace that heals a relationship and grace that's used to justify staying in something harmfulHow writing through a contentious divorce turned into a book meant to give other people language for what they're not ready to say out loud yetJoni's story isn't about rejecting faith. It's about redefining what alignment with it looks like on her own terms. Her decision to leave didn't come with anyone doing it for her or with her, and that's exactly the point: the anchoring has to come from inside. Connect with Joni: Get her book, Burned, Blocked, and Better than Ever: A Raw Journey of Healing: amazon.com/Burned-Blocked-Better-Than-Ever/dp/B0FGCXZBHX?tag=syty-20 Instagram: instagram.com/authorjoniwoods LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/joniwoods Website: JoniWoods.com  Referenced in this Episode: Coffee Chat with Joni: https://youtu.be/AC4ZlMAzeGM The Vow Series: imdb.com/title/tt10222764/ ________________________________________________________________________________________ Connect with Wendy: Linkedin Instagram: @wendy.harrop Facebook: Phineas Wright House Website: Phineas Wright House PWH Farm Stays PWH Curated Experience and Travel Interested in being a guest on the show? Send your pitch to podcast@phineaswrighthouse.com Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat! If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a  5-star review. It helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.

  6. Jul 29

    Stop Telling Your Old Story: How Self-Talk Heals Unworthiness | Kristine Jensen

    Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! In this episode, Wendy sits down with Kristine Jensen, a psychotherapist who spent 35+ years helping clients heal shame, while carrying a deep sense of unworthiness herself. After closing her practice and moving to the California coast, she finally became her own client. What she discovered: shame is foundational, not superficial. It's not embarrassment or guilt. It's a survival mechanism rooted in childhood, where you learned to collapse, comply, and hide in order to feel safe. And it shapes everything. They explore: Shame vs. other emotions: the misunderstood feeling that keeps women small, quiet, and disempoweredSelf-soothing internal dialogue: the practice children with healthy self-esteem learn early, and what happens when you have to teach it to yourself as an adultStop telling your old story: why repeatedly reliving trauma reinforces neural pathways, and how moving toward who you're becoming shifts everythingThe work isn't about understanding what happened to you. It's about learning to talk to yourself the way you'd talk to someone you love. Building an internal vocabulary of self-encouragement. Getting tired of your old story so you can create a new one. This is how unworthiness heals. Connect with Kristine: kristine-jensen.com Facebook: facebook.com/kristinebjensenauthor LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kristine-jensen-203a09129/ Get her book, Bruised Not Broken: amazon.com/Bruised-Not-Broken-Troubled-Childhood/dp/B0DZ2PZN37?tag=syty-20 ________________________________________________________________________________________ Connect with Wendy: Linkedin Instagram: @wendy.harrop Facebook: Phineas Wright House Website: Phineas Wright House PWH Farm Stays PWH Curated Experience and Travel Interested in being a guest on the show? Send your pitch to podcast@phineaswrighthouse.com Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat! If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a  5-star review. It helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.

  7. Jul 24

    Sustainable Doesn't Have to Suck: Building a Beauty Brand on Integrity, Not Influencers | Kate Assaraf

    Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! In this episode, Wendy sits down with Kate Assaraf, founder of Dipped—a plastic-free shampoo and conditioner bar company born from 20 years in the beauty industry and a decade of frustration. In 2014, Kate discovered something most people don't know: plastic is way more problematic than the average consumers know. Recycling is a farce. Plastic leaches chemicals into our bloodstream and messes with our endocrine systems. But instead of guilt-tripping people into sustainability, she built something radical: a product so good, people switch for quality and savings first, then realize it's plastic-free as a bonus. They explore: Why most sustainable beauty products fail: they're made for a specific avatar (linen-wearing boho) and disappoint people switching from expensive hair careBuilding a brand on integrity, not influencers: no UGC actors, no AI, only actual paying customers. Result: 0.006% return rate.Reinvesting in local economy: money spent at zero-waste stores stays in your community, supports your fire department and schools, brings back face-to-face commerceKate's philosophy is simple: don't guilt people into doing the right thing. Give them really good stuff. Treat smart women like smart women. Let quality and integrity be your marketing. The scaffolding is strong, the messaging is real, and people buy it over and over again. Connect with Kate: DipAlready.com Instagram: instagram.com/dipalready LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kate-assaraf-b25a741a7 Referenced in this Episode: HiBar: hellohibar.com Bite: bitetoothpastebits.com ________________________________________________________________________________________ Connect with Wendy: Linkedin Instagram: @wendy.harrop Facebook: Phineas Wright House Website: Phineas Wright House PWH Farm Stays PWH Curated Experience and Travel Interested in being a guest on the show? Send your pitch to podcast@phineaswrighthouse.com Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat! If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a  5-star review. It helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.

  8. Jul 22

    Hustle Culture Isn't Worth It: How to Build Career AND Wellbeing | Jossie Haines

    Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! In this episode, Wendy sits down with Jossie Haines, a former Apple engineer who led teams on Siri, won a technical Emmy, and looked like she had it all figured out, until she realized the cost. After years in the frenetic tech industry where success equals hours worked and busyness is a badge of honor, she left. Then she took six months off and discovered something radical: she didn't have to keep living that way. They explore: Why hustle culture is a lie: career success doesn't have to come at the cost of your nervous systemPractical tools that actually work: worry dumps, scheduled worry time, and nervous system regulationHow to build both: the career success AND the personal wellbeing, not choosing between themJossie's work now centers on helping people, especially high-achievers in tech, understand that both sides of the equation matter. Burnout isn't inevitable. Your nervous system can be regulated even while you're doing ambitious work. It just takes intention, tools, and permission to step away from the myth that productivity equals worth. Connect with Jossie: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jossiemann JossieHaines.com Referenced in this Episode: Cake on Tuesday Podcast by Elizabeth Bieniek: podcast.cakeontuesday.com Positive Intelligence by Shirzad Chamine: amazon.com/dp/1608322785?tag=syty-20 ________________________________________________________________________________________ Connect with Wendy: Linkedin Instagram: @wendy.harrop Facebook: Phineas Wright House Website: Phineas Wright House PWH Farm Stays PWH Curated Experience and Travel Interested in being a guest on the show? Send your pitch to podcast@phineaswrighthouse.com Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat! If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a  5-star review. It helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.

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About

If you're ready to stop living by everyone else's expectations and start creating a life that feels authentic, intentional, and fully your own, you're in the right place. Say YES to Yourself! is a personal growth podcast for women navigating life's transitions and asking, "What's next for me?" Through honest conversations and inspiring stories, host Wendy Harrop interviews women who have reinvented themselves, trusted their intuition, overcome life's challenges, and created meaningful change—one courageous yes at a time. Every Wednesday and Friday, Wendy sits down with authors, entrepreneurs, coaches, creatives, and everyday women to share honest conversations about personal growth, life transitions, and what's possible when you choose yourself. Whether you're navigating a career change, an empty nest, divorce, burnout, caregiving, entrepreneurship, or simply feeling like you've lost yourself, this podcast will remind you that your next chapter is still waiting to be written. You'll find conversations about:  Personal growth and self-discovery  Reinvention and life's transitions  Building confidence and trusting yourself  Purpose, fulfillment, and intentional living  Career changes and entrepreneurship  Relationships, boundaries, and people-pleasing  Divorce, grief, healing, and resilience  Creativity, courage, and living boldly  Women's empowerment and authentic leadership  This podcast explores questions like: • How do I reinvent myself when life no longer fits? • How do I stop people-pleasing and start trusting myself? • How do I rebuild after divorce, grief, or a major life transition? • How do I find purpose in my next chapter? • How do I create a life that feels aligned instead of expected? • How do I build confidence after years of putting everyone else first? • Is it too late to change careers, start a business, or follow a dream? • How do I reconnect with the woman I've become? If you're looking for encouragement, practical wisdom, and real stories from women who have chosen themselves—and found something even better on the other side—welcome. Your best chapter doesn't happen by accident. It begins the moment you say YES to yourself.